by Jennifer Shaw and Melissa Whitehead | | October 16, 2023 California’s Governor Newsom recently signed SB 553, requiring the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to adopt a general industry... Read more »
Getting up and going to work is hard enough without your colleagues giving you a hard time. While there are some justified reasons like thinking “Griffith did nothing wrong” or being a... Read more »
Topics: New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures On September 20, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 553 (“SB 553”) into law, which requires covered California employers to take... Read more »
California SB 553, which takes effect July 1, 2024, creates the first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements in the United States. Covered employers must develop and create a workplace violence... Read more »
Dismantling Gender Walls in the Construction Industry According to the national construction industry trade association Associated Builders and Contractors, construction labor demands are high. The construction business pays well and offers great... Read more »
On September 30, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 553, which will require employers to establish, implement, and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP). The WVPP will require the... Read more »
A toxic workplace is exhausting and demoralizing. Can you spot one before you join? getty A few years ago a member of my team got her dream job. After years of volunteering... Read more »
Having a baby? There’s a new law meant for you: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. America needs this law, say activists, because “pregnant workers, especially those in low-wage and physically demanding jobs,... Read more »
The California Legislature recently passed a bill that would require employers to adopt workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records of any threats or incidents of workplace violence, and provide effective training... Read more »
Joshua Henderson Comments on Recent California Workplace Violence Prevention Law